Cleaning-brush

ABSTRACT

The brush surface of the disclosed cleaning-brush is comprised of short bristles implanted so as to slant in one direction and a holding means for securing the brush surface.

Tar/es atem 71su1ruzawn 51 Mar, M, 11972 [54] CLEANMNG-BRUSH 1,502,7987/1924 Phoenix et a1. ..15/105 X 1,497,035 6/ 1 924 Skoglund 15/ 227[72] Tsumawa Osaka Japan 448,067 3/1891 Nightingale ..132/121 14 [73]Assignee: Nippon Seal Co., Ltd., Osaka, Japan 277,173 /1883 Thompson15/227 1 Fi1ed= 29, 1969 FOREIGN PATENTS OR APPLICATIONS [211 PP 820,1191,532,767 6/1968 France ..15/159 A 682,812 11/1952 Great Britain 15/105[52 us. 131 ..15/s 11,15/159 A, 132/79 342,629 2/ 1931 Great 511111.101. ..A47117/00 587,607 1938 Japan ul5/2l0 R [58] Field of Search..132/79-85, 104, I

132/120, 121; /105, 106, 114, 118, 104, 159, Pr1maryExammerMarvmA-Champm 160, 227, 258 Assistant ExaminerTerre11 P. Lewis Att0rney-Ott0John Munz [56] References Cited [57] ABSTRACT UNITED STATES PATENTS Thebrush surface of the d1sc1osed cleanmg-brush 15 com- B6311 X prised ofshort bristles implanted so as to lant in one direction 1,951,023 3/1934105581101" 1 5/105 X and a holding means for securing the brush surface.1,770,602 7/1930 Blake 132/121 1,632,392 6/1927 Dougherty et a1. ..15/ X2 Uafims, 13 Drawing Figures PMENTEUMAR 14 I972 3,648,131 8 sum 1 0F 3INVENTOIR TERUYA 'EiISURUZAWA TTORNEY PAIENIEUMAR 14 I972 31548318 sum 2[1F 3 INVENTCR 'IERUYA TS URUZAWA ,ATTORNEY PATENIEBMAR 14 m2 3.. 6 8 31 8 sum 3 OF 3 INVENTOR TERUYA TS URUZ AWA CLEANING-BRUSH CROSSREFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application is an improvement onthe device of a related application entitled CLEANING BRUSH, filed onJuly 12, 1967 by the same applicant as that of the present applicationand granted US. Pat. No. 3,421,] 71.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to a cleaning brush,and more particularly is directed to a cleaning brush which has bristlesleaning in one direction for brushing and which is also provided withholding or gripping means for convenience in brushing.

The conventional brush has bristles disposed perpendicularly to thebrush surface, accordingly it merely moves dust particles from oneposition to another when brushing, but it does not remove the dustparticles from the surface being brushed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION This invention eliminates the inefficientcleaning of the conventional brush and provides a novel and improvedcleaning brush which is easy to use and to carry.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided acleaning brush which has short bristles implanted so as to lean in onedirection and comprises holding or gripping means for securing the brushsurface and for making it possible to be convenient in brushing.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provideda cleaning brush characterized by the fact that the bristles are- 1.7mm. long, and are made of any fiber natural, synthetic or glass; thebristles are set at an angle with respect to the brush surface, saidangle being from 3-60, preferably 6080. According to the specific modeof brushing, any one of the following types of holding or grippingmeans, each having its respective advantage, can be taken up.

1. A holding means which comprises a handle and a brush surfacecomprising slanting bristles thereon.

2. A holding means as described in the above 1, the both sides of whichis covered with short bristles, the handle extending in the same planeas the back.

3. A gripping means made from a hexahedron to the sides and bottom ofwhich the bristles are bonded.

4. A gripping means made from two layers of synthetic leather, one ofwhich is bonded to the base of the bristles, the sheath portionconstructed by said two layers being able to receive a comb.

5. A gripping means made from two layers of synthetic leather, one ofwhich is bonded to the base of the bristles, the other being bonded tothe former on the perimeter and on a longitudinal line, constructing twosheath portions one being adapted to receive a comb and the other toreceive a pencil respectively, a small sheath being provided on top ofsaid comb-receiving portion for the purpose of receiving a nail file.

6. A holding means made from the layer of synthetic leather, thereon aholding band being secured so as to hold the brush on the fingers.

Therefore, one object of this invention is to provide cleaning brusheswhich may positively remove dust particles by easy operation.

Another object of this invention is to provide cleaning brushes whichare convenient to carry and use. i

In the cleaning brush in accordance with the present inven tion, thebrush has a brush surface comprised of bristles irnplanted so as toslant in one direction for brushing; accordingly it removes perfectlythe dust particles from the surface being brushed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. ll-a is a perspective view of acleaning brush with a holding means 1 as described above. FIG. l-b is alateral side view of the brush in FIG. La.

FIG. 2-a is a perspective view of a cleaning brush with a holding means2 as described above. FlG. Z-b is a longitudinal sectional view of thebrush in FIG. Z-a. FIG. 2-c shows the frame of the brush of FIG. 2-a asdismembered and adapted to be assembled by means of one or more screws.

FIG. 3-a is a perspective view of a cleaning brush with a holding means3 as described above. FIG. It-b is a sectional view of the brush in FIG.34.

FIG. 4-a with FlG. d-b, FIG. 5-a with. S-b, and FIG. b-a with FIG. b-b,are views of the brushes with the gripping means 4, 5 and 6 as describedabove respectively.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Although specificembodiments of the invention have been selected for illustration in thedrawings, and the following description is drawn in specific terms forthe purpose of describing those embodiments of the invention, thisdescription is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, whichis defined in the claims.

Referring now to the drawings, which show six embodiments of thisinvention relative to the cleaning brush, they have a plurality ofclosely implanted short bristles which slant with respect to the surfaceof the back thereof, as to the brush it will be hereinafter explained indetail.

In FIGS. l-a and H2, the cleaning brush in accordance with the presentinvention comprises a brush surface 1, comprised of a plurality of shortbristles 2 made of natural, chemical, synthetic, or glass fibers, saidbristles being closely spaced thereon and all leaning at the same anglein the same direction, and a gripping means including a handle 3 bywhich said brush is to be held. A suitable length for the bristles is l7mm., and the angle of inclination thereof may be 360, but is preferably6080. The short bristles comprising the brush surface can be secured tothe holder 4 by means of back plate 5.

The brush as illustrated in FIG. 2-a, 2b and 2-0, both sides of whichare covered with short bristles of uniform diameter and length slant inthe same direction, provides the utility for enabling the cleaned stuffto be brushed without turning inside out.

The brush as shown in FIGS. 3-a and 3-b in which the brush surface iscomprised of short bristles adhered to sides and bottom of a hexahedron6, provides the improved efficiency for cleaning especially when used ina laundry owing to its solidity and easily-gripped form.

In FIGS. in and d-b, a brush with the holding means made from two layers6,7 of synthetic leather, one of which is bonded to the bristles, isdisclosed. A comb can be received in the sheath portion constructed bysaid two layers, and is of use for preventing the bending of theleather, in brushing. It can be easily seen that the shape of this brushis so compact that it can be carried in a minimum space and that thisconstruction also protects the comb from shock as well as from dust.

The brush as shown in FIGS. 5-a and S-b, which is similar to the abovedescribed brush of FIGS. l-a and d-b in the construction of two layers,can receive, besides a comb 9, a pencil and a nail file lli. Thiscompact grooming set combines all the tools necessary for grooming andbrushing in one easily carried kit.

FIGS. o-a and 6-12 discloses a brush with a holding means made from thelayer of synthetic leather 112, a holding band 113 being secured thereonso as to hold the brush on fingers.

The holding band 113 is made of thin synthetic leather which is securedon each side of the leather bonded to the brush surface. One or morefingers can be inserted into the space formed between the layers ofsynthetic leather l2 and 13. This type of brush is suitable for finebrushing and effects brushing with a minimum of energy. It is suitablefor carrying in a handbag or a cosmetics bag owing to its thin andyielding structure.

What is claimed is:

I. A cleaning brush comprising a brush surface with bristles;

bonded to the perimeter of said bottom layer; the bristles of the saidbrush surface being l-7 mm. in length and the inclined angle of saidbristles to the brush surface being from 3-80; said top layer formingtwo sheaths, one of said sheaths being adapted to receive a comb and theother of said sheaths to receive a writing instrument, and a smallsheath provided on said comb-receiving sheath to hold a

1. A cleaning brush comprising a brush surface with bristles; a toplayer and a bottom layer of synthetic leather, said bottom layer bondedto the said brush surface, the said top layer bonded to the perimeter ofsaid bottom layer; the bristles of the said brush surface being 1-7 mm.in length and the inclined angle of said bristles to the brush surfacebeing from 3*-80*.
 2. A cleaning brush comprising a brush surface withbristles; a top layer and a bottom layer of synthetic leather, saidbottom layer bonded to the said brush surface, the said top layer bondedto the perimeter of said bottom layer; the bristles of the said brushsurface being 1-7 mm. in length and the inclined angle of said bristlesto the brush surface being from 3*-80*; said top layer forming twosheaths, one of said sheaths being adapted to receive a comb and theother of said sheaths to receive a writing instrument, and a smallsheath provided on said comb-receiving sheath to hold a nail file.